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Michael Rapaport To Co-Star In CBS’ Greg Garcia Pilot, ‘Gang Related’ Adds Actress

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday March 9, 2013 @ 10:00am PSTTags: CBS, Fox, Gang Related, Greg Garcia
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Michael Rapaport rounds out the core cast of CBS‘ untitled Greg Garcia multi-camera comedy pilot. The project, written and executive produced by Garcia, centers on Jack (Will Arnett), a recently divorced guy whose life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own. Their mother (Margo Martindale) moves in with Will, while their father (Beau Bridges) moves in with Will’s sister Debbie (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) and her husband Adam (Rapaport). The casting reunites Rapaport with Garcia — Rapaport, repped by Paradigm and Brillstein Entertainment, recurred on one of Garcia’s previous series, NBC’s My Name Is Earl.

One Tree Hill alumna Shantel VanSanten has joined Fox’s drama pilot Gang Related, from 20th TV and Imagine TV. Written by Chris Morgan, directed by Allen Hughes and exec produced by Brian Grazer, Gang Related centers on Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez), a gang member sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department. VanSanten, repped by Innovative and Leverage, plays a doctor who treats Ryan for his bullet wound injuries and the daughter of the gang task force’s captain.

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Beau Bridges Joins CBS’ Greg Garcia Pilot, CW’ ‘Tomorrow People’ & ‘Reign’ Add Actors

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 5, 2013 @ 3:20pm PSTTags: Beau Bridges, Greg Garcia, Reign, The Tomorrow People
Nellie Andreeva

Beau Bridges is set as a lead in CBS‘ untitled Greg Garcia multi-camera comedy pilot. The project, written and executive produced by Garcia, centers on Jack (Will Arnett), a recently divorced guy whose life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own. Their mother (Margo Martindale) moves in with Will, while their father (Bridges) moves in with Will’s sister Debbie (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) and her husband. Read More »

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Mary Elizabeth Ellis To Star In CBS’ Greg Garcia Pilot, ‘Camp’ & ‘Rage’ Add To Casts

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 27, 2013 @ 1:30pm PSTTags: Camp, Greg Garcia, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Middle Age Rage
Nellie Andreeva

Mary Elizabeth Ellis (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) is set to star opposite Will Arnett in CBS‘ untitled Greg Garcia multi-camera comedy pilot. The project, written and executive produced by Garcia, centers on Jack (Arnett), a recently divorced guy whose life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own. Their mother (Margo Martindale) moves in with Will, while their father moves in with Will’s sister Debbie (Ellis) and her husband. Perfect Couples alumna Ellis, repped by Evolution and CAA, recurred on New Girl. Read More »

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Will Arnett To Star In Greg Garcia’s Multi-Camera CBS Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 20, 2013 @ 6:15pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, CBS, Greg Garcia, Will Arnett
Nellie Andreeva

Up All Night’s Will Arnett has been tapped as the lead in CBS‘ untitled Greg Garcia comedy pilot. The project, written and executive produced by Raising Hope and My Name Is Earl creator Garcia, centers on Jack (Arnett), a recently divorced guy whose life gets more complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own. CBS Studios is producing. For Arnett, the pilot is formally in second position to NBC’s Up All Night. After recently scrapping its planned transformation from a single- to a multi-camera comedy, I hear the sophomore comedy is not going forward but it has not been officially cancelled by the network and the cast, sans star Christina Applegate who left 10 days ago, has not been released. Since Applegate’s exit, which threw NBC’s plans for Up All Night in turmoil, Arnett had been courted for a slew of pilots. He fielded multiple offers until settling on CBS’ Greg Garcia project whose main character’s story dovetails with Arnett’s real-life experience of going through a divorce. His Up All Night co-star Maya Rudolph also has been approached for pilots, including NBC’s Sean Hayes comedy.

Related: Is NBC’s ‘Up All Night’ Experiment Over? Read More »

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Rupert Grint Set As The Lead Of Greg Garcia’s ‘Super Clyde’ CBS Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 13, 2013 @ 5:00pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, Greg Garcia, Rupert Grint, Super Clyde
Nellie Andreeva

Harry Potter alum Rupert Grint is set as the title character in Super Clyde, Greg Garcia’s single-camera pilot for CBS. The project, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Clyde (Grint), a meek, unassuming fast food worker who … Read More »

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Greg Garcia Takes A Jab At NBC Over ‘My Name Is Earl’ Demise

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 7, 2013 @ 8:32am PSTTags: Greg Garcia, My Name is Earl, Raising Hope
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATED: Here is what Greg Garcia said about the My Name Is Earl gag on Raising Hope. “To be fair, I didn’t write the joke. But the writer who did knew I would leave it … Read More »

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CBS Orders Pilots From Will Gluck, Frank Marshall And Two From Greg Garcia

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 18, 2013 @ 6:35pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, Frank Marshall, Greg Garcia, Will Gluck
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CBS seems determined to get a comedy from My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope creator Greg Garcia on the air next season, handing out pilot orders to both of his scripts, one single- and one multi-camera. They were among four CBS pilots ordered tonight as the network kept its odd pilot season tradition of greenlighting a slew of pilots after hours on a Friday night. The other two pickups went to the Will Gluck-produced comedy The McCarthys, from writer Brian Gallivan; and The Ordained, a drama from a novice TV writer, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, which is produced by Frank Marshall. These mark the first pilot orders for Garcia and Marshall in the first development cycles under their deals at CBS TV Studios, while The McCarthys hails from Sony TV where Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment is based.

Garcia’s single-camera pilot Super Clyde centers on a meek, unassuming fast food worker who decides to become a super hero. The untitled multi-camera one centers on a recently divorced man whose life is complicated when his parents decide to move in with him. Both projects are written and executive produced by CAA-repped Garcia, who moved from long-time home 20th TV to CBS Studios last May in a very rich four-year overall deal. The double pickup almost assures Emmy winner Garcia’s return to CBS’ primetime seven years after the end of the network’s comedy series Yes, Dear, which he co-created. Garcia’s commitment to Fox’s Raising Hope, now in its third season, concludes at the end of this season. The family comedy has done well enough to earn another renewal but Garcia’s departure would certainly reflect on the show’s chances. Read More »

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Greg Garcia On Sudden Death Of Comedy Writer-Producer Alan Kirschenbaum

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday October 27, 2012 @ 2:46pm PDTTags: Alan Kirschenbaum, Greg Garcia
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Related: R.I.P. Alan Kirschenbaum
Related: CBS On The Passing Of Alan Kirschenbaum

The Hollywood TV community is struggling to come to grips with the sudden death of veteran … Read More »

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Greg Garcia Sells Two Comedies To CBS

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday September 11, 2012 @ 4:37pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, CBS, Greg Garcia
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EXCLUSIVE: In his first development cycle at CBS TV Studios, My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope creator Greg Garcia has set up two half-hour projects at CBS: a single-camera comedy, which he is writing, and a hybrid one to be written by Danielle Sanchez-Witzel.

Details about Garcia’s own project are being kept under wraps but it is said to be very much in the style of Garcia’s previous shows, combining quirky comedy, original characters, relatable themes and a lot of heart. Emmy winner Garcia is writing and executive producing.

Sanchez-Witzel’s Capturing Crazy is about a woman in her mid-20s who turns her documentary camera on her own family to prove once and for all that they’re crazy. Sanchez-Witzel is writing and will executive produce with Garcia. The project reunites the duo. Sanchez-Witzel got her break on Garcia’s NBC comedy My Name Is Earl, which she joined right after the pilot and stayed for its entire four-season run, rising to co-executive producer. Read More »

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Comedy Showrunner Greg Garcia Moves To CBS TV Studios With 4-Year Overall Deal

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday May 11, 2012 @ 9:30am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, CBS TV Studios, Greg Garcia
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Greg Garcia Raising HopeEXCLUSIVE: After 14 years and three series at 20th Century Fox TV, Greg Garcia is moving to CBS TV Studios. In the biggest overall deal for a writer so far … Read More »

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Fox Renews ‘Raising Hope’ For Season 2

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 11, 2011 @ 8:46am PSTTags: Fox Ratings, Fox Renewals, Greg Garcia, Raising Hope, Raising Hope Ratings, TV
Nellie Andreeva

Back in October, Fox’s new comedy Raising Hope became the first freshman series this season to receive a back order. Today, it became the first freshman series to receive a second-season pickup. Fox is making the announcement at TCA … Read More »

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‘Earl’ Star Jason Lee To Appear On ‘Hope’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday October 18, 2010 @ 7:10am PDTTags: Fox Raising Hope, Greg Garcia, Jason Lee, TV
Nellie Andreeva

My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee is reuniting with the show’s creator Greg Garcia on an upcoming episode of Garcia’s new series, Fox’s freshman comedy Raising Hope. Lee will guest star as Smokey Daniels, a washed-up rock star who is hired as the lead act at “Grocery-Palooza,” a rock … Read More »

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Fox Gives ‘Raising Hope’ Full-Season Order

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday October 6, 2010 @ 1:25pm PDTTags: Fox Raising Hope, Greg Garcia, Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope, Raising Hope Ratings, TV, TV Pickups
Nellie Andreeva

Fox’s comedy Raising Hope has become the first new series this fall to receive an order for additional episodes. The network has given a full back-nine order to Greg Garcia’s single-camera family comedy, bringing the total order to 22 episodes. While not the highest-rated freshman series this season, Raising Hope has been the highest-rated new Fox series, performing better than fellow freshman comedy Running Wilde and the already-cancelled drama Lone Star. Last night, the comedy, which is solid creatively and features a standout performance by Martha Plimpton, drew a 2.5/7 in adults 18-49 behind the hottest scripted series on TV at the moment, Fox’s sophomore Glee, for a so-so 54% hold. (For comparison, Running Wilde did a 1.7/5). Read More »

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TCA: ‘Raising Hope’ And Taming Cloris

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 2, 2010 @ 3:51pm PDTTags: Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Fox Raising Hope, Greg Garcia, My Name is Earl, Raising Hope, Single-Camera, TCA
Nellie Andreeva

The title of the show might be Raising Hope, but the panel for the upcoming Fox comedy turned to The Cloris Leachman Show as the veteran comedienne almost hijacked the proceedings. After complaining about the seating arrangement and switching seats around, she fielded questions by asking each person asking the question … Read More »

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